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Ernest Darcourt

Ernest Darcourt

Jun 19, 2018

Ernest L. Darcourt, 86, formerly of Shillington, passed away on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 in his residence. He was the beloved husband of Joan L. (Latchford) Darcourt who passed away on July 12, 2016. They shared 63 years of marriage. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Ernest L. Darcourt Sr. and Anna (Hummel). Mr. Darcourt was...

Martin Heffner Jr

Martin Heffner Jr

Jun 15, 2018

Martin Heffner Jr., 76, of Sinking Spring passed away on Friday June 15, 2018 at his residence. He is the beloved husband of Doris (Fisher) Heffner. Born in Oley Township, he is the son of the late Martin Heffner Sr. and the late Elsie Burk. Martin was a proud member of the Advent Lutheran Church as well as the Masonic...

John Zemantauski

John Zemantauski

Jun 14, 2018

John "Jack" M. Zemantauski John M. Zemantauski, 74, passed away in the early morning hours of Thursday, June 14, 2018 at The Reading Hospital. Born September 7, 1943 he was the son of John and Julia Zemantauski of Port Carbon, PA. He was the devoted husband of Joanne V. Zemantauski and the loving father of his only daughter Susan M....

Elizabeth Gross

Elizabeth Gross

Jun 13, 2018

Elizabeth L. Gross 85, formerly of Kenhorst, PA passed away after a short illness on June 13, 2018. Upon graduation from Reading High School and Reading Hospital School of Nursing with an RN degree in 1953, she married George E. Gross who pre deceased her in 2003. She was employed for most of her career as an occupational nurse at...

Janet Clark

Janet Clark

Jun 12, 2018

Janet Clark passed away on Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at Zerbe Retirement Community. Born on October 28, 1934 in Hackensack, NJ. She was the daughter of the late Clarence and Janette Ackerman. Janet joined the Air Force following high school where she met her late husband, Francis J. Clark. They lived in many different places in the country while in...

Eleanor Spracklin

Eleanor Spracklin

Jun 8, 2018

Eleanor L. Spracklin, 84, of Reading, passed away Friday, June 8, 2018 at 8:43 pm in her residence. She was the wife of Richard E. Spracklin. Born in Reading, Mrs. Spracklin was the daughter of the late Rudolph and Lillian (LaMartina) Stefanucci. She was a graduate of Reading High School and was retired from the RM Palmer Company. Mrs. Spracklin...

Eileen Kurtz

Eileen Kurtz

Jun 7, 2018

Eileen A. Kurtz, 64, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away Thursday, June 7, 2018 at 6:30 am in Berks Heim. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Paul A. and Mildred (Boyer) Kurtz. Eileen was employed by Milliman, USA in Radnor as a statistician. She was preceded in death by her brother David L. Kurtz, June 13, 2014....

Robert Harris

Robert Harris

Jun 7, 2018

Robert L. Harris, 76, of Robesonia, passed away on Thursday, June 7, 2018 in his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Patricia A. (Sadowski) Harris, they celebrated 54 years of marriage. Born in Laureldale, he was the son of Nelson Harris and Rose (Bush) Harris. In addition to his wife he survived by his...

Lillian Baver

Lillian Baver

Jun 5, 2018

Lillian M. Baver, 101, of Exeter Township, passed away Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at 4:50 am in her residence. Mrs. Baver was the wife of the late Edward E. Baver who passed away March 3, 2003. Born in Reading she was the daughter of the late Walter and Lillian (Hedrick) Davis. Mrs. Baver was a member of Saint Catharine of...

Donald Timm

Donald Timm

Jun 5, 2018

Donald Lee Timm "Red", 53, of Berks County, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 after a 2 year battle with cancer. Born in Reading, he was the son of Carl and Dianna Guigley (Timm) of Lancaster. He is also survived by a sister Michelle Guigley; 3 nephews, Carl Guigley III, Dustin Guigley, and Benjamin Howe. Red was predeceased...

Bruce Springer

Bruce Springer

Jun 4, 2018

Bruce E. Springer, 91, of Pennside, passed away on June 4, 2018 at Berkshire Center. He was the husband of Gloria D. (Ream) Springer, with whom he would have celebrated 68 years of marriage with on July 1, 2018. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Paul I. and Lillian I. (Bush) Springer. Bruce was as US...

Kathleen Harris

Kathleen Harris

Jun 3, 2018

Kathleen Ann Harris, 69, of Exeter Township, passed away Sunday, June 3, 2018 at 2:00 pm in Reading Hospital. She was the loving wife of Gene R. Harris. Born in Reading, Kathy was the daughter of Julia (Mondello) Calvaresi of Reading and the late Anthony Calvaresi, Sr. She was a 1966 graduate of Reading High School and received a bachelor's...

Cheryl Graeff

Cheryl Graeff

May 31, 2018

Cheryl L. Graeff, 42, of Alsace Township, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, May 31, 2018 in her residence. Born in Reading, she was the beloved daughter of Harold and Patricia (Allen) Graeff who also reside in Alsace Township. Cheryl was a 1994 graduate of Oley Valley High School and a 2000 graduate of Bloomsburg University where she...

Fern Madenford

Fern Madenford

May 30, 2018

Fern E. Madenford, 91, formerly of Muhlenberg Township, passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at 9:40 pm in Berks Heim. She was the wife of the late Robert H. Madenford who passed away September 19, 2009. Born in Reading, Mrs. Madenford was the daughter of the late Howard F. and Lillie V. (Morgan) Dautrich. She was a graduate of Muhlenberg...

John Jenkins Jr

John Jenkins Jr

May 30, 2018

John C. Jenkins, Jr., 77, of Leesport, passed away on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 in his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Barbara A. Moyer who were married for 55 years. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late John C. Jenkins Sr. and Elizabeth (Wilding) Jenkins. Even through his 10-year fight...

Paul Zillhardt

Paul Zillhardt

May 26, 2018

Paul J. Zillhardt, 81, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018 at 6:45 pm in Spruce Manor. He was the husband of Barbara A. (Sperber) Zillhardt. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late William Frank Zillhardt and Viola I. (Bright) Hinkle. Mr. Zillhardt was a 1954 graduate of Reading High School and graduated from Wyomissing...

Luis Cisneros

Luis Cisneros

May 26, 2018

Luis Hernandez Cisneros, 74, of Reading, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018 at 9:16 am in his residence. He was the husband of Carmen Espinoza De Hernandez. Born in Mexico, he was the son of the late Melecio Hernandez Rangel and Josefina Cisneros Regalado. Mr. Hernandez was employed by Giorgio Mushrooms as a laborer and was a member of Saint...

Rita Korbecki

Rita Korbecki

May 25, 2018

Rita Korbecki, 94, formerly of Shillington, passed away Friday, May 25, 2018 at 12:41 pm in Mifflin Court. She was the wife of Raymond V. Korbecki. Born in Trinidad, West Indies, she was the daughter of the late Spiridon and Nishme(Abraham) Anthony. Mrs. Korbecki was a member of Saint John Baptist de la Salle Roman Catholic Church where she was...

Marian Yanaitis

Marian Yanaitis

May 18, 2018

Marian Ann Yanaitis (Rightus) of Summerfield FL formerly of Port Carbon, PA joined the heavenly choir of angels and went to be with the Lord on May 18, 2018. She was born on March 18, 1944. She was preceded in death by her parents, John Rightus and Alberta Dunsavage and her brother Jack Rightus. She is survived by her husband,...

Clair Seidel

Clair Seidel

May 18, 2018

Clair A. Seidel, 91, of Douglassville, passed away on May 18, 2018 at Keystone Villa. Born in Laureldale, he was the son of the late Daniel B. and Bertha M. (Oswald) Seidel. Clair was a US Navy Veteran, proudly serving his country during WWII. He went on to be employed as an Outside Salesman for Sears Roebuck for 25 years....